Catbits / A Day in the Life .... of a Ragdoll show kitty!
What a difference a day makes! This morning when I left the house, I left feeling
like an ordinary kitty. 12 hours later, I felt like a crowned prince! Somehow it was
worth all the pain! I became a Champion today! Mom is so pleased! You'd think I
won the Nobel peace prize or something!
It all started on Friday. The bathing, the shampooing, the conditioning, the water
- yuck! Oh, my! Just when I thought it could not get any worse, Mom started up
this big, noisy, blowing machine! She was treating me like I was a show dog or
something! She was brushing, and blowing, and combing, and making the
biggest to-do! I was pushed, prodded, rolled, clipped, swabbed, wiped...can you
imagine?
Okay, I guess I did kind of like the after-the-bath part. Hey, I was lookin' pretty
impressive after a few hours!
I do believe Leah was really liken' the new clothes I was wearin'! If she had a
thumb, I would have gotten the thumbs up from her after that grooming session -
oh, yeah!
Saturday morning, bright and I do mean early, we are loaded into the van. I do
not like rides in the van, Abe I am! 2 1/2 hours later we are unceremoniously
setting up shop in this huge, cold room with a whole lotta cats in their cages - 180
of them to be exact. No, I am not happy - how could you tell?
Over the course of the day I am taken in and out of cages - did I tell you I hate
being taken out of cages (my comfortableness is messed with severely), 28 times!
Hey, but who is counting, right?
These strange people, well, you know, strange to me at least, were handling me
and patting, squeezing, touching, fondling, and just doing things that I did not
appreciate at all! Yes, I did swear at a few of them, my dignity being challenged
several times; I am a king after all.
There were 6 judges and an opportunity to win 6 Red, White, & Blue ribbons.
Mom wanted those ribbons so bad! Talk about pressure! Oh, and that Leah has
to make it all look so easy! Every one of those fondler and feeler people gave me
a Red, White, and Blue ribbon, no matter what I called them!
They all agreed with Mom that I am well put together! Now I am a king and a
champion! I even have the certificate to remind Leah and Mom how truly amazing
I am. Yes, I have repented of the bad words I used, certainly unseemly for
someone of my station in life. We do thank Willow Tree Ragdolls for all
the planning, attention, and devotion that they put into their breeding program.
Love, Abraham
My eyes are dazzling - that's why they
named me Dazzle! They dazzle like
diamonds! Don't I look so much like
my Dad? I am my Daddy's girl! Hehe!
I am Prince, the king's son! My disposition comes
from the best of my parents! I am as playful as
Mom and as sweet as Dad! I think that my good
looks come more from Mom as she is the same
coloring as I am!
Leah
While you were all sleeping soundly last night,
I was hunting! Yes, I heard it was deer season
soon, so I needed some practice...yup, I got one!
I got a mouse. It was huge! It was maybe a 6
point buck of a mouse! I am it! Sorry, I just
hunt for sport - those things are nasty! Ugly,
too! I don't eat ugly.
Dazzle was shown in Brockport, NY 9/2010 by her new owner, to become a Premier! The BIG news at the King's Court is that Dazzle is now a Champion!!! Woowwweeee! Her name is now, "Champion Rahabacat Dazzle is a Diamond".
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This weekend at the Genesee Cat Fanciers Show in Rochester, NY
Dazzle earned her 6 Red, White, & Blue ribbons for her Championship.
She was very well-behaved, fed-up in only 2 rings after being taken
in/out of cages 26+ times each day! She was mildly using cussing as a
way of expressing herself only a few times to the judges; but not nearly
like her Daddy can express himself at the shows! Whew!
I do think that on the whole she enjoyed herself! She is now my
bestest friend, as she will not let me out of her sight. She does now
know that she is "IT"! She was very tired after showing, only opening
up her dazzling eyes to her most sweet-talking admirers.
Both kittens from Abraham x Leah's 1st litter have become Premiers!
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Prince is now a Premier! Last weekend in Easton, PA! He did a grand ole job! His name is now, "Premier Rahabacat Prince-of-Kings Court"!!!
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